Balkan Dagger?

David R · 19th January 2024, 02:29 PM

It looks like a Kindjal variant to me, for folk dress or dance, so Georgia or the Caucuses heading towards Iran.

drac2k · 19th January 2024, 04:57 PM

I like the attributions to the possible origins of the dagger, but the blade is too well made, too sharp to be a dance dagger or one for just appearance in my opinion and that is why I thought it could be a young man's or woman's dagger based on the size of the handle.

David R · 19th January 2024, 11:02 PM

I had one very similar, some time ago, horn hilt and coral coloured inlays. I think they make them all with a good blade, and really the only difference is size. Smaller is better for modern life as full size is unmistakably a weapon!

drac2k · 20th January 2024, 03:12 AM

Thanks for the insight, but an 8.5" blade seems pretty lethal, lol. I'm guessing that this item is early to mid-20th century.

19th January 2024, 02:29 PM	#1
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,120	It looks like a Kindjal variant to me, for folk dress or dance, so Georgia or the Caucuses heading towards Iran.

19th January 2024, 04:57 PM	#2
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,258	I like the attributions to the possible origins of the dagger, but the blade is too well made, too sharp to be a dance dagger or one for just appearance in my opinion and that is why I thought it could be a young man's or woman's dagger based on the size of the handle.

19th January 2024, 11:02 PM	#3
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,120	I had one very similar, some time ago, horn hilt and coral coloured inlays. I think they make them all with a good blade, and really the only difference is size. Smaller is better for modern life as full size is unmistakably a weapon!

20th January 2024, 03:12 AM	#4
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,258	Thanks for the insight, but an 8.5" blade seems pretty lethal, lol. I'm guessing that this item is early to mid-20th century.